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Source Snapshot Organizer: See It, Name It, Prove It
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Artifact Analysis
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6-12
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
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The Horizon of Independence
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Primary Source
K-12
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man or Tarring and Feathering
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The Horizon of Independence
New
Primary Source
K-12
Tea leaves in glass bottle collected on the shore of Dorchester Neck the morning of 17 December 1773
Course:
The Horizon of Independence
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Primary Source
K-12
Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street
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The Horizon of Independence
New
Primary Source
K-12
Elementary Primary Source Set: Rising Tensions in America, 1763-1775
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The Horizon of Independence
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Primary Source Set
2-5
Elementary Primary Source Set: Life in Early America
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The Horizon of Independence
New
Primary Source Set
2-5
Secondary Primary Source Set: The Declaration’s Impact, 1776 & Beyond
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The Horizon of Independence
New
Primary Source Set
6-12
Elementary Primary Source Set: The Declaration’s Impact, 1776 & Beyond
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The Horizon of Independence
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Primary Source Set
2-5
Secondary Primary Source Set: Rising Tensions in America, 1763-1775
Course:
The Horizon of Independence
New
Primary Source Set
6-12
Secondary Primary Source Set: Life in Early America
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The Horizon of Independence
New
Primary Source Set
6-12
Write a Claim Statement: “Outline It” Claim
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Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Student Activity
6-12
ARMD Question Protocol for Primary Source Analysis
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Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Student Activity
6-12
Primary Source Analysis Strategy: DEEP Context
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Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Student Activity
6-12
Literacy Strategy: Most Important Sentence
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Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Teaching Guide
6-12
Literacy Strategy: Define the Relationship
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Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Teaching Guide
6-12
Types & Purposes of Nonfiction in Social Studies
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Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Anchor Chart
6-12
Literacy Strategy: Use Text Structure Clues
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Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Teaching Guide
6-12
Literacy Strategy:Use Text Structure Clues
Course:
Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Student Activity
6-12
RQI: Facilitating the Question Formulation Technique
Course:
Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Teaching Guide
6-12
Media Literacy Strategy: Fact Checking
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Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Student Activity
6-12
Media Literacy Strategy: Reverse Image Search
Course:
Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Student Activity
6-12
Researching with Purpose-Driven Inquiry
Course:
Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Student Activity
6-12
Ask Better Questions: Purpose-Driven Inquiry
Course:
Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Student Activity
6-12
Mini DBQ Inquiry Graphic Organizer
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Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Student Activity
6-12
History’s Habits of Mind Course Alignment
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Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
Teacher Activity
6-12
The Horizon of Independence
As the first course in our three-part series on the American Revolution, the Horizon of Independence helps educators deepen their understanding of early America and the build up to the American Revolution (1607-1776) by exploring inquiry-driven, primary source-based strategies for teaching the complexities and enduring significance of the founding of the United States of America.
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William & Mary
K-12
4.9
5hrs
Artifact Analysis
Transform your classroom into a site of active, inquiry-driven discovery with this course on artifact analysis. Use artifacts as dynamic evidence that empowers students to question, interpret, and debate history. Through a focus on culturally responsive teaching and practical sourcing—including museum digital collections and 3D printing—you will gain the tools to make history feel tangible and engaging for every learner.
In partnership with
William & Mary
New
6-12
5
5hrs
Podcasting for Educators
You don't need to be a technical wizard to run excellent podcast projects with your students. This course covers the basics — from using podcasts to deepen learning, to guiding students through creating their own — enhancing engagement, deepening learning, and developing your students' listening skills along the way.
In partnership with
William & Mary
K-12
5
5hrs
Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
This course provides social studies educators with the practical tools and structures needed to shift from delivering a set of information to facilitating deep, student-led investigation. You will walk away with a comprehensive plan and ready-to-use resources that make meaningful research a daily reality in your classroom, ensuring every student has the skills to analyze information and thoughtfully develop their own conclusions.
In partnership with
William & Mary
6-12
4.8
5hrs
Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Pull back the curtain on the reading process by equipping your students with a permanent toolbox of practical strategies to navigate any text with purpose, confidence, and clarity. By turning invisible mental work into visible, repeatable routines, you will empower your students to move beyond literal retelling and start making real meaning from everything they read.
In partnership with
William & Mary
New
6-12
5
5hrs
See It, Name It, Prove It: Making Primary Sources Click for Multilingual Learners
Let’s be honest. Social studies is one of the hardest content areas for Multilingual Learners (MLLs). It is not just the vocabulary, though there is a lot of it. It is everything at once: dense texts, abstract concepts like democracy and citizenship, multiple perspectives to hold in your head, and then on top of all […]
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Allison O’Connor
at
William & Mary
New
6-12
multilingual learners
teaching takeaway
5 Ways to Weave lilyPD into Your School’s PD Ecosystem
5 Ways to Weave lilyPD into Your School’s PD Ecosystem As a school leader, you already know the challenge: professional development time is precious, schedules are packed, and the needs of your teachers vary. Resources that can adapt to different contexts give you something rare: real options for supporting your teachers’ growth. lilyPD: Professional Development […]
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Ali Blankinship
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William & Mary
K-12
Instructional Coaching
lilyPD community
lilyPD Instructional Leaders
lilyPD teacher
Professional Learning Community
Strategy Spotlight: Silent Round Tables
Today’s Strategy Spotlight, Silent Round Tables, comes from our microcourse Civil Discourse in the Classroom, which introduces educators to a research-backed framework for facilitating productive, respectful dialogue in classrooms of all levels. You can enroll in the course here or browse our library of related resources! The Challenge We all want our classrooms to buzz […]
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Rebekah O’Dell
at
William & Mary
New
Civil Discourse in the Classroom
lilyPD
strategy spotlight
A Reflection on Teaching the American Revolution at 250
Patriotism cannot be taught. What we can do is teach American history with fidelity and trust that, as students examine both the ideals expressed in our founding documents and the ways Americans have struggled to fulfill those ideals, they will develop a deeper appreciation for the nation's enduring promises—and perhaps an even greater sense of responsibility for preserving and extending them.
Written By
Sam Futrell
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William & Mary
K-12
america 250
american historical association
content literacy
free resource
horizon of independence
primary source analysis
social studies
teaching takeaway
If lilyPD Courses Were New York Times Bestsellers…
Every school year, I save a million tasks (house projects, doctor’s appointments, car maintenance, large-scale clean-outs of overloaded closets) and designate them as Problems for My Summer Self. I can’t possibly manage these tasks during the sprint of the school year. But in the summer, I know it will get done. Mostly, this is delusional. […]
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Rebekah O’Dell
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William & Mary
Artifact Analysis
Civil Discourse in the Classroom
Historical Inquiry in the Classroom
lilyPD
microcourse
Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Podcasting for Educators
Teaching Takeaway: Found Poems for Higher-Order Thinking
Poet Kate Baer has made a game of taking online hate-mail and transforming it into erasure poetry, a type of found poem. In a found poem, a writer takes key words from another text, arranges and rearranges them, and creates a completely new, original work. In her erasure poems, Baer takes something meant to attack […]
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Rebekah O’Dell
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William & Mary
content literacy
free resource
Literacy
microcourse
primary source analysis
teaching takeaway
3 Ways to Use lilyPD to Super-Charge Your Summer Learning
Let’s be honest: you need a break this summer. A true break. Time to sleep in, read a silly book, and soak up the long, slow evenings. You have had a school year that I bet was both challenging and rewarding. You have earned some rest. But time away can also be clarifying; it helps […]
Written By
Rebekah O’Dell
at
William & Mary
New
lilyPD community
lilyPD teacher
Professional Learning
Stop Rushing Past Artifacts: Why Slowing Down Changes Everything
Engaging with artifacts in the classroom can be used as a tool to move from surface‑level observations to deeper questions and reasoned interpretations, and it can be fun too!
Written By
Allison O’Connor
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William & Mary
K-12
Artifact Analysis
strategy spotlight
Explore Word Gaps for an Instant Reading Comprehension Boost
A “word gap” is a word or phrase that a student doesn’t know (Beers and Probst, 2015). A word gap might represent a brand new word the student has never seen before or a word they can understand from context but can’t define. The Collect and Explore Word Gaps strategy asks students to bring together the word gaps they find in a text and then explore them. This strategy is about more than simply learning new language, though. Collecting and exploring not only these individual words but the patterns they form can also help readers understand the big ideas of a text.
Written By
Rebekah O’Dell
at
William & Mary
K-12
content literacy
Literacy
strategy spotlight
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